"Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos" 4 March 2026

The UK data watchdog is writing to Meta following a "concerning" report claiming outsourced workers were able to view sensitive content filmed by the company's AI smart glasses...Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based Meta subcontractor, according to an investigation by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and Goteborgs-Posten (GP).

"We see everything - from living rooms to naked bodies," one worker reportedly said...

...[T]he UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), told BBC News "devices processing personal data, including smart glasses, should put users in control and provide for appropriate transparency". "Service providers must clearly explain what data is collected and how it is used," it said in a statement. "The claims in this article are concerning. We will be writing to Meta to request information on how it is meeting its obligations under UK data protection law."

Meta said it took the protection of people's data very seriously, and was constantly refining its efforts and tools in that area. "Ray-Ban Meta glasses help you use AI, hands free, to answer questions about the world around you," the tech giant told BBC News. "When people share content with Meta AI, like other companies we sometimes use contractors to review this data to improve people's experience with the glasses, as stated in our Privacy Policy," it added. "This data is first filtered to protect people's privacy."